Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-03-09
sat Down On An Owl.

|. vi tulds puICudStll du owl lIOll al
Indian and had great deal of trouble
getting it home. They had no cage
and as the bird was of an ungen-
tie and snappish disposition their eff
forts to keep it tied up IN handker-
chief were futile and attended with
disagreeable consequences. Lothrop
) had finger nearly bitten off and in
dignantly turned the pet over to Bon
ham, who being reflective indivld.
ual, and observing that the owl was of
small stature, concluded that he could
carry it safely, pinned in his coat.tail
pocket This plan worked charm
ingly and for some time before the
train left Mr.. Bonham stood around
the platform talking pleasantly with
his friends and experiencing no
trouble from his prisoner. In fact, no
one would have suspected that he had
an owl in his pocket. Had he not for.
gotten himself there would have been
no trouble, but, in the hurry of secur-
ing coveted seat IN the smoking car,
he absently neglected the usual cere-
mony OF separating the coat-tails as he
sat down. An owl is known to be a
tough bird, and is a reasonably patient
sufferer of ill-usage, but no ordinary
owl can be expected to tamely submit
to being used as car-seat cushion.
The moment Bonham sat down COM
motion began. The owl demonstrated
loudly and began an energetic protest
with claws and beak. Bonham arose
with alacrity and considerable profan
ity, and the owl making desperate
effort broke its prison walls and es-
capped into the smoky air of the car.
1t emitted fearful boots and the other
occupants of the smoker Immediately
went into first class panic, The
wretched bird confused and dismayed
by its strange surroundings tapped
around at random, leaving tokens OF
regard on the faces of several of the
gallant knights. They were unaware
of the character of their unexpected
and excited visitor and joined loudly
in the chorus of screeches and boots.
Conductor Gale entering to take up
tickets received flap in the face, as
he opened the door, which knocked
him out on the platform. He sprang
to the brakes and set them, for hear.
ing the hubbub inside he thought
there was an earthquake.
The Car seemed to be full of demons
of discord, for the owl seemed to null
tiply itself into thousands by its rapid
excursions in different directions and
its indiscriminate choice of objective
points. Grand Chancellor Cobb was
smoking a cigar and trying to under
stand the situation when the owl flew
in his face, knocked the cigar.hold
out of his mouth and stuck a claw
between his teeth. Mr.. Cobb instinct
lively gripped the claw with his teeth
ia well intended but mistaken effort
to retain the cigar-holder. This, of
course, made matters worse and by the
time he had bitten off the toe.nail aud
spit it out the owl was making more
noise than Browns donkeys when they
join In concert Andy Newman lost
half his mustache Riley Hougham
nearly lost dn eye and several of the
excursionsts began preparations for n
leap from the window. In the mean
time Gale, having set the brakes re-
entered the car, and hearing Bonham
shouting Its only an OWL" with great
presence of mind cutfed the exhausted
bird through the door and sent it free
on the desert. He then made Bonham
pay the usual charge for the carriage
of wild animals, and in compliance
with the stern demand of the crowd
put the unfortunate gentleman out on
a Hat car. The boys positively refused
to allow him TO ride with them as they
justly reasoned that there would be
disagreeable doubts and fears as to the
contents of his other pockets, and
should he take it into his head to turn
loose rattle.snake or skunk the con.
sequences might be awful.
AS Bonham left the car he informed
the crowd that l.othrop, who was in
the other car was a partner in the owl
trade. A committee was sent out to
give information as to the dangerous
character of the traveller, and Mr.
Lothrop only escaped banIshment by
submitting TO thorough search,
Letters Uncalled For.
The following unclaimed letters
were in the Hawthorne, Nevada Post